New York City panchang, 18 March 2026
Sunrise 07:03 Sunset 19:04 Moonrise 06:45 Phalguna month
New York City, New York, United States · 40.71°, -74.01° · America/New_York (UTC-04:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
07:03 to 19:04- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 08:33 – 10:04
- Gulika Kalam 11:34 – 13:04
- Durmuhurta 12:40 – 13:28
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:40 – 13:28 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 13:04 – 14:34
- 10:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 18:31 Yoga becomes Shukla
Night
19:04 to 07:02 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 19:04 – 21:28
- Brahma Muhurta 05:26 – 06:14 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 19:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 21:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 21:23 Karana becomes Kimstughna
The five limbs
- Tithi Amavasya until 21:23
- Nakshatra Purva Bhadrapada until 19:51 · lord Jupiter
- Yoga Shubha until 18:31
- Karana Chatushpada until 10:13, then Naga
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Pisces
- 10:13 Karana becomes Naga
- 14:06 Moon enters Pisces
- 18:31 Yoga becomes Shukla
- 19:51 Nakshatra becomes Uttara Bhadrapada
- 21:23 Tithi becomes Shukla Pratipada
- 21:23 Karana becomes Kimstughna
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:33 – 10:04
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:34 – 13:04
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 12:40 – 13:28
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 13:04 – 14:34
- Mahapata (equal declinations) Vaidhriti, exact at 20:06 Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34 commentary, p. 30 19:06 – 21:05
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:27 – 06:15
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:40 – 13:28
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 19:04 – 21:28
Choghadiya
| Labh | 07:03 – 08:33 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 08:33 – 10:04 | Good |
| Kaal | 10:04 – 11:34 | Bad |
| Shubh | 11:34 – 13:04 | Good |
| Rog | 13:04 – 14:34 | Bad |
| Udveg | 14:34 – 16:04 | Bad |
| Char | 16:04 – 17:34 | Neutral |
| Labh | 17:34 – 19:04 | Good |
| Udveg | 19:04 – 20:34 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 20:34 – 22:04 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:04 – 23:33 | Good |
| Char | 23:33 – 01:03 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 01:03 – 02:33 next day | Bad |
| Kaal | 02:33 – 04:02 next day | Bad |
| Labh | 04:02 – 05:32 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 05:32 – 07:02 next day | Bad |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 07:03 NowMercury
- 08:03 NowMoon
- 09:03 NowSaturn
- 10:04 NowJupiter
- 11:04 NowMars
- 12:04 NowSun
- 13:04 NowVenus
- 14:04 NowMercury
- 15:04 NowMoon
- 16:04 NowSaturn
- 17:04 NowJupiter
- 18:04 NowMars
- 19:04 NowSun
- 20:04 NowVenus
- 21:04 NowMercury
- 22:04 NowMoon
- 23:03 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:03 NowJupiter
- 01:03 NowMars
- 02:03 NowSun
- 03:03 NowVenus
- 04:02 NowMercury
- 05:02 NowMoon
- 06:02 NowSaturn
- 07:03 NowMercury
- 08:03 NowMoon
- 09:03 NowSaturn
- 10:03 NowJupiter
- 11:03 NowMars
- 12:03 NowSun
- 13:03 NowVenus
- 14:03 NowMercury
- 15:03 NowMoon
- 16:03 NowSaturn
- 17:03 NowJupiter
- 18:03 NowMars
- 19:03 NowSun
- 20:03 NowVenus
- 21:03 NowMercury
- 22:03 NowMoon
- 23:03 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:03 NowJupiter
- 01:03 NowMars
- 02:03 NowSun
- 03:03 NowVenus
- 04:03 NowMercury
- 05:03 NowMoon
- 06:03 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:27 – 05:45 Capricorn
- 05:45 – 06:58 Aquarius
- 06:58 – 08:08 Pisces
- 08:08 – 09:30 Aries
- 09:30 – 11:18 Taurus
- 11:18 – 13:37 Gemini
- 13:37 – 16:09 Cancer
- 16:09 – 18:40 Leo
- 18:40 – 21:12 Virgo
- 21:12 – 23:44 Libra
- 23:44 – 02:10 next day Scorpio
- 02:10 – 04:11 next day Sagittarius
- 04:11 – 05:41 next day Capricorn
- 05:41 – 06:54 next day Aquarius
- 06:54 – 07:02 next day Pisces
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in EDT (UTC-4) · Method